Comparison

Simple Drones vs Dronewheel

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Simple Drones

This app generates a continuous, steady musical note with adjustable overtones. Control the richness and purity of the sound using sliders for overtone volume. It's ideal for music practice, relaxation, or creating ambient background soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Continuous note playback
  • Adjustable overtones
  • Overtone volume control
  • Background sound generation
  • Music practice tool
  • Relaxation aid
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Simple Drones is an app that functions as a simple tool to play a continuous note. You choose the root note, and the sound plays steadily in the background. The app also lets you control overtones, higher tones that sit above the main note and change how the sound feels. Use sliders to adjust the volume of each overtone. Turning them up makes the sound richer and brighter. Turning them down makes it softer and more pure. The app is useful for music practice, relaxation, and creating steady background sound.

About

Dronewheel

Create sustained tones and chords in any key for practice, meditation, or songwriting. Offers a variety of sounds and scales, with a free version and an optional Pro upgrade for more features.

Highlights
  • Hold pure drones in 12 keys
  • Play chords and inversions
  • Deep sound library with synth and instrument tones
  • Lock intonation against reference pitch
  • Set scales and modes
  • Build grooves with beat engine
  • Metronome for timekeeping
Features
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Dronewheel is a looping studio built on a wheel. Hold a perfectly tuned drone, finger drum a beat, chop a sample, loop your voice, or mix a song. Five decks share one clock, so everything stays in time. • Drone in any key, with chords and scales • Drums with pitch and level on every pad • Chop any sound or video into twelve pads • Loop your mic right on the beat • Mix any song: sync it to your tempo and split out the vocals, drums or bass • Launch clips, mix, add effects, and record the session Your projects sync to your account and across your devices automatically. Free includes the drone, chords, a drum kit, the mic deck, SampleWheel with a starter library, and cloud backup. Pro adds every sound and kit, all scales and modes, your own samples and video, the Pro effects, and recording with export. Dronewheel Pro: 3 day free trial, then $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Questions? support@wheelverseaudio.com Privacy Policy: https://dronewheelprivacy.netlify.app/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Drones at 5.0 against Dronewheel's 3.5. Simple Drones also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Dronewheel's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and device support. On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dronewheel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Simple Drones asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Drones holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Simple Drones versus Dronewheel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple DronesDronewheel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequency—Every 8 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Devices—iPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB304 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew Watkins-AlcocerJOSEPH LEE ALLEN

In-app purchases

None

Simple Drones

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dronewheel

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Drones free?
Simple Drones is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dronewheel free?
Dronewheel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Drones or Dronewheel?
Simple Drones is rated higher. Simple Drones averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Dronewheel averages 3.5 from 8 ratings.

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